War halts work on submarine cable link in the Persian Gulf

War in Iran sees 2Africa's Pearls extension paused - Total Telecom

News Work on the Middle Eastern portion of the 2Africa Pearls subsea cable has been suspended after Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) invoked force majeure, saying continuing operations in the Persian Gulf is unsafe amid the widening US–Israel–Iran conflict. According to Bloomberg , ASN informed customers the cable‑laying vessel is currently stranded in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and deployment through the Strait of Hormuz has been paused. The paused …

War halts work on submarine cable link in the Persian Gulf

The 2Africa system, hit by the war in the Middle East, will be the largest subsea cable network ever built, spanning 45,000 kilometers In sum – what to know: Project halted – Work on the Persian Gulf portion of the cable has stopped after the war in the Middle East made operations unsafe. Shipping risks […]